How to Decorate a College Dorm Room

As a college student at Binghamton University, I have held a dorm room for two semesters and I look forward to returning to college for the fall semester and decorating my college dorm room once again. Here is an Insider's Guide to Everything you need yo know about decorating your college dorm room and making it as cool as possible. 

First: Location, Location, Location. Know the room that you will be staying in for the semester before you move in to the actual room. Get a rough estimate of the room dimentions. Important information to know is, do you get your own bathroom? Are you living in a suite or a single corridor style room with one other person? Are you friends with your roomate? 

Knowing your roommate ahead of time is a bid advantage to creating a really cool dorm room. You can call, see each other and email each other about the items to bring and buy to bring into the dorm room. 

First there are some essential items that you will be needed for any college dorm room.